A conversation about access to justice and systemic racism

On Tuesday, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law is hosting “A Conversation About Access to Justice & Systemic Racism”, a panel discussion featuring Trevor Farrow (professor, Osgoode Hall Law School) and Joshua Sealy Harrington (lawyer, Power Law and doctoral candidate, Columbia Law School), facilitated by University of Alberta Faculty of Law Dean Barbara Billingsley.
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments, non-profit organizations, and other justice sector stakeholders in Canada to innovate. As their focus shifts from short term survival to rebuilding for a post-COVID world, how can they best contribute to creating a more just society?
 
Trevor Farrow has carried out ground-breaking research on the costs that society incurs when Canadians cannot access justice. Joshua Sealy-Harrington’s research and practice explores how the justice system systemically marginalizes racialized Canadians. Hear them together in conversation with the University of Alberta Faculty of Law's new dean, Barbara Billingsley, as they discuss what access to justice means, how best to promote it in a post-COVID world, and what role law schools can play in creating a more just society.
 
Read more from the panelists:

• The Justice Crisis, co-edited by Trevor Farrow
• The Cost of Justice Project
  
• Untelling the Story of Race, by Joshua Sealy-Harrington
  
• After the Pandemic: COVID-19 and Racial Justice (podcast)
  

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